What men in all the world have shown such daring?

So loud was the wailing of the women and children that there was not one man among us whose heart did not bleed at the sound.

Among these temples there is one which far surpasses all the rest, whose grandeur of architectural details no human tongue is able to describe; for within its precincts, surrounded by a lofty wall, there is room enough for a town of five hundred families.

The priests are debarred from female society, nor is any woman permitted to enter the religious houses.

The meals were served in a large hall, in which Moctezuma was accustomed to eat, and the dishes quite filled the room, which was covered with mats and kept very clean.

I and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart which can be cured only with gold.

Chocolate is the divine drink which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink permits a man to walk for a whole day without food.